Appeal No. 95-4590
Application 08/056,188
#4055 bag has a transparent viewing port in the sidewall, a
plurality of grommets and rings affixed to the sidewall of the
bag for attachment of objects to the bag and a carrying strap
as claimed. The examiner also points out that Soubie includes
a valve for allowing inflation of the bag therein so that it
can better serve as a lifebuoy. Hagert is cited to show a
tether (42) for retaining a closure member (14) to the body of
a bag when the closure member is removed from a neck portion
(24) of the bag.
Like the examiner, we consider that a person of
ordinary skill in the art would have found it obvious from the
combined teachings of the Seasafe #4055 bag, Soubie and Hagert
to further include a valve in the Seasafe #4055 bag as taught
by Soubie so as to gain the advantage of using the bag as an
improved lifebuoy as taught by Soubie and also to provide a
tether on the closure member of the Seasafe #4055 bag as
taught in Hagert for the self-evident purpose of retaining the
closure member to the body of the bag when the closure member
is removed from the neck portion of the bag. Unlike
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